"Darren New" <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote in message
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> MIT licensed code is always free to do whatever you want with it. Whether
> that's a good thing or a bad thing is a different question. You're arguing
> that the GPL is "more free" than the MIT license, and this is just
factually
> incorrect.

That is a matter of opinion, and how you define "free".

Is a democracy that cannot be voted out more or less democratic than a
democracy that can be voted out?

Frankly, I'm undecided on both counts, as there are arguments to be made for
either side.

GPL does bring more restrictions for usage, but ensures that code always
stays free. MIT license is less restrictive, but it also means it does not
ensure continuity of free future code as much as GPL does. It's a tradeoff.

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